12 December 2012

-:- yarn along - latte hoodie and the flight of gemma hardy

Well, I finished Divergent this weekend after reading way past my bedtime for a few nights in a row. I was rather sorry it ended, but was consoled in knowing that there are two more books in the series to read.

In the meantime, Mr. and I went to the library Saturday morning to find some new reading material. I read an article on A.M. Homes recently that made me really want to read one of her books, but that particular branch of our library didn't have any of hers available. So I browsed the stacks, found the Flight of Gemma Hardy, and felt like it was one of those books I'm just meant to read.



This book is a modern retelling of Jane Eyre, which would be my book of choice if I had to pick just one to read for the rest of my life. It takes place in Iceland (which I speculate is one of my favorite places on earth) and Scotland (which I know from experience is one of my favorite places on earth). And the author is divine. I feel so lucky to have found it.



As far as knitting goes, I'm really close to being done with my Latte Hoodie. As I type this, I'm about half way done with the basket weave stitch along the edge and then it's all about binding off, blocking, and adding the buttons. And speaking of blocking, do you guys have any tips for blocking this kind of garment? I'm not sure how to approach it.

Can't wait, as always, to see what you all are reading and knitting.

xox

(Joining Ginny at Small Things for her weekly Yarn Along.)

12 comments:

  1. I loved that book from beginning to end!! Great choice :) Happy to see that you are powering through your knitting and it looks divine :)

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    1. Oh good! I think you and I have similar taste in books, so I'm happy to hear you liked it! :)

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  2. Sounds like a great book. I'm adding it to my every growing list for the library. Like you, I LOVED Scotland and Iceland is on my list to visit. I don't know much about blocking, so I'll be interested to hear what you've learned.

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    1. Yah, I haven't seen much on blocking this kind of thing on the internet either - I'll do some more research and post what I learn for sure.

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  3. This definitely does sound like a great book and one that I need to check out. Thanks for returning my visit to your blog by visiting mine. This blog of yours is serene :) may I become a follower?

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    1. Thank you! I'm so happy you like it...and of course you may become a follower! :)

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  4. Sounds like an interesting book. Excited to see the finish sweater that is being blocked. Blocking always makes knits look fantastic.

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    1. I just finished binding off, so hopefully I'll have a finished product to show you very soon! Thanks for stopping by! :)

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  5. I hadn't heard of that book, but it sounds great! The sweater looks so pretty and wonderfully soft. :) (A funny note- I am visiting through the Yarn Along link up, and I see that my sister Eliza -from Case Study- is a follower of your blog! Sometimes this big blogging world doesn't feel quite so big.)

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    1. How funny! It is indeed a small world - I love that. :) And yah, I hadn't heard of this book either - but I'm really glad I stumbled upon it!

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  6. Adding your book to my list thanks! Wish I could help on the blocking, I have only done small things. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

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    1. Yah, I'm kind of in the same boat - and this hood is puzzling me too! :)

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